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20 cm^2.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the scale factor is 2 each of the sides of the figure will be increased by a factor 2.

So each side will have a length of 2 * 1 = 2 centimeters.

It will consist of 5 squares of dimension 2*2 =  an area of 4 cm^2

So the area of the new cross  is 5*4 = 20 cm^2.

We can also calculate the area directly by multiplying  by 2^2 ( the scale factor)squared.)

The original area = 5 so the area of the enlarged figure = 5 * 2^2 = 20 cm^2.